philibeg
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Scottish Gaelic fèileadh beag, from fèileadh (“wrap, fold”) + beag (“little”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editphilibeg (plural philibegs)
- A little kilt.
- 1846, John Campbell, The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England:
- Instead of plaids and philibegs, and trews, they were, henceforth, to be clothed in coats and in waistcoats, and (worst of all) in BREECHES!!!
French
editNoun
editphilibeg m (plural philibegs)
Further reading
edit- “philibeg”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.